Just curious. I've been unemployed/underemployed for two years. I have a long, diverse, steady work background ranging from general labor/factory experience to various office positions (clerical, proofreading, order entry/customer, etc.); I've also got really good references from former co-workers and bosess, although I kind of left my last "real" employer on bad terms (about the time my appearance issue "developed" come to think of it. I thought maybe I needed to learn new job skills or hone up on my interview skills since I'm in my late-thirties, so I returned to school to pursue a new career path; I breezed through the year-long program with a 4.0 gpa and was assured by the instructors my work skills, interview skills, etc. were very good. I've been on so many interviews where I'm qualified or over-qualified for the job and cannot seem to land anything.
By the way, the ailment I'm talking about is a benign skin condition on the side and back of my scalp that appears inflammed.
2007-10-30 09:04:19 · 6 answers · asked by porthuronbilliam 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
It probably does affect some of them subconsciously, but likely not all of them. The only reason I can think of why it would affect them is if they don't know what it is, and may take it as a sign that perhaps you don't take care of yourself. I think very few people would think this way, though. If you think it affects their opinion of you, or you feel them looking at the skin condition, then take that opportunity to explain your condition. You can even make a joke of it to show that it doesn't affect you and won't hold you back.
2007-10-30 09:15:02 · answer #1 · answered by CW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your ailment more than likely isn't judged - your clothing appearance and cleanliness is what employers look at - it you job diversity has too wide of a range and you don't have enough experience in one particular area - you may find it harder to locate a job that you really want . You need to pick a field or position. If you are only in your thirties and have had 10 or more jobs employers look down on that too. If you only hold positons to 3 years it looks like you job hop. If that is the case - don't list all of you employers just the most recent- they may or may not question you about your work 10 years ago.
Well good luck - if you really think that you are being judged based only on your appearance - maybe you should consider freelance or working from home - the pay isn't always good but it may keep you from feeling outcasted
2007-10-30 17:29:12 · answer #2 · answered by mandy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No win No fee company is who u need to see my friend. Cos it seems that's discrimination against u. I can see you getting rejected for work if you are over qualified because having good qualifications entitles you to better pay if its one of the those jobs where it says salaries starting at such nd such thousand dollars a year, and obv the companies want to be paying as little as possible but get the job done. But tbh, unless you r really unlucky i cannot see any reason as to why they wouldn't give u a job, considering that i trust what u say about your skills is true. If u go for another interview, pay attention to how the interviewers look, talk and react to you when you r there. Hopefully the reason you haven't gotten a job is because the interviewer is embarrassed that he has a problem with your physical appearance and not that they r being prejudice and discriminating against you.
2007-10-30 16:17:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately this does happen and it is extremely difficult to prove.
I worked for a law firm in the IT Department and we were interviewing candidates for a Help Desk position.
There were 3 of us involved in the interviewing process. One of which was the IT Manager. We interviewed one woman that was definitely the best candidate based on her skills, experience and how well she interviewed. However, she had a medical condition that caused excessive blinking (she mentioned it during the interview) and my IT Manager refused to hire her because she said that she wouldn't be able to look at her.
At the same law firm, we were also hiring a receptionist and again a woman was turned down because she was overweight and the firm didn't want someone at the front desk looking like that.
Sad isn't it, especially to think this happened in a law firm.
2007-10-30 16:16:36 · answer #4 · answered by Vera C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take off your earrings and cover your tats. You should be fine.
2007-10-30 16:23:10 · answer #5 · answered by Dr S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YOUR APPEARENCE COUNTS IN THE INTERVIEW. BUT YOU CANNOT BE PUNISHED FOR IT
2007-10-30 16:12:39 · answer #6 · answered by macmillion46 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋